Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) - A new report places Kentucky and Indiana in the top five filthiest states in the nation.
The study done by the environmental group, American Environmental Integrity Project, looked at the amount of toxic pollutants released from power plants. The report was released Wednesday by EIP, Earthjustice, the American Nurses Association and the Sierra Club.
The “filthy 15” states highlighted in the report are (in alphabetical order): Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Kentucky ranked second-worst in the nation for levels of arsenic.
Indiana came in at number four for levels of chromium and nickel.
